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the obama administration has blocked a u.n. security council resolution condemning israel's latest expansion of settlements in the occupied west bank. israel has announced the construction of thousands of new settlement homes following last month's historic recognition of palestine as a nonmember observer state by the u.n. the white house publicly has criticized israel but refused to take punitive action. on wednesday, each member of the and security council, except the u.s., issued statements condemning the settlement expansion after the has refused to accept a binding resolution. and is in of the news conference, ban ki-moon said israel is undermining any remote chance of middle east peace. >> [indiscernible] very fragile peace process. you have seen my statement in the past, the times i have been condemning this illegal settlement. this is clearly a violation of international law. it is a violation guidelines and upsetting the peace process. >> the state department's head of security has resigned and three other officials ha
the obama administration has blocked a u.n. security council resolution condemning israel's latest expansion of settlements in the occupied west bank. israel has announced the construction of thousands of new settlement homes following last month's historic recognition of palestine as a nonmember observer state by the u.n. the white house publicly has criticized israel but refused to take punitive action. on wednesday, each member of the and security council, except the u.s., issued statements...
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we will talk about the obama administration's failure to prosecute wall to executives, the future of wikileaks, and the growing surveillance state. but first, amy goodman goes to spend more protesters are celebrating a major victory after the country's high court opened a criminal investigation into the former head of spain's biggest mortgage lender. a former imf chief rodrigo rato. we speak with organizers of the historic may 15 movement, the indignados. >> maybe, eventually, maybe one of these guys will pay. we have this impression that no one -- they do what they won. they still, like, nothing happens. today, maybe, something will happen. i'm very happy. >> all of that and more coming up. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm juan gonzalez filling in for amy goodman. nato supply convoys have resumed in pakistan after the u.s. finally apologized for a deadly attack that occurred last year. pakistan had barred the nato trucks that carry supplies for the afghan war after u.s. forces killed 24 pakistani troops in november. on tuesday, the obama admi
we will talk about the obama administration's failure to prosecute wall to executives, the future of wikileaks, and the growing surveillance state. but first, amy goodman goes to spend more protesters are celebrating a major victory after the country's high court opened a criminal investigation into the former head of spain's biggest mortgage lender. a former imf chief rodrigo rato. we speak with organizers of the historic may 15 movement, the indignados. >> maybe, eventually, maybe one...
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hillary clinton renewed the obama administration's call for al-assad's immediate departure speaking in turkey. >> al-assad has doubled down on his brutality and duplicity. syria will not, cannot be peaceful, stable or certainly democratic until al-assad goes. so even as we intensify the sanctions pressure, because as we are meeting in istanbul, the sanctions working committee of the friend of the syrian people was meeting in washington. the time has come for the international community to unite around a plan for post-al-assad syria. >> president obama has reportedly ordered a major increase in drone strikes in pakistan over the past two months in apparent anticipation of the pakistani government imposing an all-out ban. according to bloomberg news, is reported order may account for the recent spike in drone attacks that have killed scores of people. a number of u.s. officials say they fear pakistan may order the cia to vacate the air base it uses to deploy its fleet a predator drones. the u.s. is reportedly withholding at least $3 billion in an ongoing dispute with pakistan over the fr
hillary clinton renewed the obama administration's call for al-assad's immediate departure speaking in turkey. >> al-assad has doubled down on his brutality and duplicity. syria will not, cannot be peaceful, stable or certainly democratic until al-assad goes. so even as we intensify the sanctions pressure, because as we are meeting in istanbul, the sanctions working committee of the friend of the syrian people was meeting in washington. the time has come for the international community to...
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romney criticized obama for referring to the latest middle east unrest as bonds and the road. he also vowed a foreign policy that he said would ship middle east politics, not just react to it. >> bombs in the road? we had an ambassador assassinated, a muslim brotherhood elect a member elected to the presidency of egypt. 20,000 people have been killed in syria. we of tumult in pakistan. iran is that much closer to having the capacity to build a nuclear weapon. this is time for a president who will shape events in the middle east, not just be merciful or be at mercy of the events in the middle east. i will get america on track at the kind of leadership we need so we can shape the future of this part of the world and keep america strong. >> romney was referring to obama's comments in an interview with "60 minutes." obama made what could be his most public rejection of the israeli government to date in that same interview. asked about unrelenting israeli pressure for military attack on iran, obama suggested such talk is noise that he ignores. >> you are saying you do not feel any
romney criticized obama for referring to the latest middle east unrest as bonds and the road. he also vowed a foreign policy that he said would ship middle east politics, not just react to it. >> bombs in the road? we had an ambassador assassinated, a muslim brotherhood elect a member elected to the presidency of egypt. 20,000 people have been killed in syria. we of tumult in pakistan. iran is that much closer to having the capacity to build a nuclear weapon. this is time for a president...
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jose antonio vargas, you will not benefit by president obama's decision. yourself personally will not be a ticket on one of those lines that congress member the terrorist described -- will not be able to get in on one of those lines that congress member luis gutierrez manchin. >> on friday, i was mentioning it was the first day i felt a little older when i found out about the age limit. but, in retrospect, if you think about the fact, we'll have upwards of 800,000 young people who will be able to be able to practice and use the skills they have, the education they have. i could not be any more thrilled by that. >> lorella praeli, you will personally benefit, not the to both will benefit in different ways. talk about how you ended up in the united states from peru. >> i had a car accident when i was 2 years old which involve the amputation of my right leg. my family and i sought treatment at shriners hospital. for many years we spent time between peru and tampa, florida, which is where the hospital is. when i was 10, my family decided to move to connecticut
jose antonio vargas, you will not benefit by president obama's decision. yourself personally will not be a ticket on one of those lines that congress member the terrorist described -- will not be able to get in on one of those lines that congress member luis gutierrez manchin. >> on friday, i was mentioning it was the first day i felt a little older when i found out about the age limit. but, in retrospect, if you think about the fact, we'll have upwards of 800,000 young people who will be...
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the ban is seen as a retaliatory move after president obama signed a law denying u.s. visas and bank accounts to russian officials linked to the death of imprisoned whistleblower sergei magnitsky. it will take effect january 1st and likely add a new strain to u.s.-russian ties. retired u.s. general norman schwarzkopf has died at the age of 78. known as stormin' norman, he headed the first gulf war in 1981 which killed up to 205,000 iraqis during the invasion and its aftermath and decimated iraqi infrastructure. the one of the wars must address incidents, he ordered u.s. forces to fire on the retreating and this armed iraqi forces along iraq's highway 80, causing hundreds of casualties and prompting the name highway of death. news of his george h.w. bush who awarded the first gulf war, is a houston hospital in intensive care after suffering bronchitis. those are some of the headlines. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. >> welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the
the ban is seen as a retaliatory move after president obama signed a law denying u.s. visas and bank accounts to russian officials linked to the death of imprisoned whistleblower sergei magnitsky. it will take effect january 1st and likely add a new strain to u.s.-russian ties. retired u.s. general norman schwarzkopf has died at the age of 78. known as stormin' norman, he headed the first gulf war in 1981 which killed up to 205,000 iraqis during the invasion and its aftermath and decimated...
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obama, and call your members. this thing can really role, especially the occupy movement begins to surrounding local congressional districts on this issue. >> i want to ask you about mitt romney's views on raising the minimum wage. this is what he said in january when approached on the campaign trail. >> allow the minimum wage to rise with the cpi or another index so it adjusts over time. >> so you support that? >> that was my view as governor of massachusetts. >> mitt romney also supported raising the minimum wage in 2002 when he was running for governor. but speaking on cnbc in march, romney described how he vetoed such raise in 2006. >> when i was governor, the legislature passed a law raising the minimum wage. i vetoed it and said, look, the way to deal with it is this. on a regular basis, every two years we should look at the minimum wage. we should look at inflation and also look at the jobs level throughout the country, unemployment rate, competitive rates in other states -- in this case, other nations. you
obama, and call your members. this thing can really role, especially the occupy movement begins to surrounding local congressional districts on this issue. >> i want to ask you about mitt romney's views on raising the minimum wage. this is what he said in january when approached on the campaign trail. >> allow the minimum wage to rise with the cpi or another index so it adjusts over time. >> so you support that? >> that was my view as governor of massachusetts. >>...
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speaking in florida on thursday, president obama said u.s. support for the israeli government transcends the partisan divide. >> under my administration, we have not just preserve the unbreakable bond with israel, we have strengthened it. [applause] we have stood by israel's side in the face of criticism, our military and intelligence cooperation has never been closer. i want you to know that is something that should transcend parties. that is not a republican or democratic issue. that is an issue of how we work with one of our closest allies in the world that shares our values and beliefs in democracy. >> new figures show the number of claims for unemployment benefits rose by 34,000 last week, the biggest jump in over a year. the official unemployment rate remains at 8.2% with 75,000 jobs being created on average per month, down from 226,000 during the year's first quarter. a class-action lawsuit alleging widespread discrimination against latinos by the notorious maricopa county sheriff joe r. cairo opened thursday in arizona. the plaintiffs
speaking in florida on thursday, president obama said u.s. support for the israeli government transcends the partisan divide. >> under my administration, we have not just preserve the unbreakable bond with israel, we have strengthened it. [applause] we have stood by israel's side in the face of criticism, our military and intelligence cooperation has never been closer. i want you to know that is something that should transcend parties. that is not a republican or democratic issue. that is...
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it is seen as a rich ought to remove after president obama signed a law denying u.s. visas and bank accounts to russian officials linked to the death of imprisoned whistleblower sergei magnitsky. dakota native americans held a ceremony in minnesota on wednesday to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the largest mass execution in u.s. history. 38 dakota men were hanged simultaneously on december 26, 1862 in front of thousands of onlookers. they were condemned to death for crimes allegedly committed during a brief but bloody war with white settlers and soldiers. the executions were allowed by then president abraham lincoln, despite sparse evidence. the conflict came amidst broken u.s. treaties and desperate conditions that left some dakota starving. after the war nearly 2000 dakota non-combatants were marched to a prison camp where as many as 300 died. some dakota marked wednesday's anniversary with an annual 300- mile horseback ride, ending with the unveiling of a public memorial in minnesota, at the site of the executions. those are some of the headlines. this is "de
it is seen as a rich ought to remove after president obama signed a law denying u.s. visas and bank accounts to russian officials linked to the death of imprisoned whistleblower sergei magnitsky. dakota native americans held a ceremony in minnesota on wednesday to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the largest mass execution in u.s. history. 38 dakota men were hanged simultaneously on december 26, 1862 in front of thousands of onlookers. they were condemned to death for crimes allegedly...
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this is the romney bill passed by obama. it has got to be what is best for the american people. >> dr. flowers, just before you go, what is your plan right now? you have justice roberts voting to save the aca, he joins the more progressive elements of the church -- of the supreme court, and they have upheld this. what is your group going to do right now? >> what we do every single day. we will continue to educate and push for national medicare for all, advocate for every person and demand what every other industrialized nation has -- a universal health care system. >> that is dr. margaret flowers, pediatrician and member of physicians for national health programs, standing outside the supreme court. she just gotten word the affordable care act had been upheld. wendell potter, i want you to respond to dr. floors. he had been chief spokesperson for cigna and worked for humana and wrote, "deadly spin: an insurance company insider speaks out on how corporate pr is killing health care and deceiving americans." >> what happened ye
this is the romney bill passed by obama. it has got to be what is best for the american people. >> dr. flowers, just before you go, what is your plan right now? you have justice roberts voting to save the aca, he joins the more progressive elements of the church -- of the supreme court, and they have upheld this. what is your group going to do right now? >> what we do every single day. we will continue to educate and push for national medicare for all, advocate for every person and...
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on wednesday, the obama administration called on congress to restore expired disaster programs to help respond. the agricultural secretary call the drought "the most serious situation and about a quarter century" and said he is pressing for rain. for our coverage of extreme weather and its ties to climate change, go to our special page on our website at democracynow.org. the banking giant capital one has agreed to pay a fine of $210 million for deceiving customers into paying extra charges on credit cards. under the scam, capitol one targeted the unemployed or people with poor credit and misled them to believe additional credit-card services were mandatory or free. most of the money will go toward compensating the bank's duped customers. the case marked the first enforcement action brought by the consumer financial protection bureau, established in the obama administration in response to the financial crisis. the families of three citizens killed in a u.s. drone strike in yemen last year have filed suit against the u.s. government. the lawsuit accuses defense secretary leon panetta, ci
on wednesday, the obama administration called on congress to restore expired disaster programs to help respond. the agricultural secretary call the drought "the most serious situation and about a quarter century" and said he is pressing for rain. for our coverage of extreme weather and its ties to climate change, go to our special page on our website at democracynow.org. the banking giant capital one has agreed to pay a fine of $210 million for deceiving customers into paying extra...
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in a conversation with editors at the des moines register, obama said -- obama was right. latino voters turned out in record numbers on tuesday and exit polls show obama won 71% of the latino vote. mitt romney won just 27%, less than any presidential candidates published any republican candidate in 16 years. in 2004, george w. bush won 44% of the latino vote. for the first time, latinos made up more than 10% of the nation's electorate. obama's a one huge margins of african-american and asian- american voters. on wednesday, senate majority leader harry reid called the democrats the party of diversity. and vowed to bring up an immigration reform bill next year. he said republicans continue to oppose immigration reform, it's at their peril. meanwhile on the state level, maryland voters affirmed the dream act on tuesday, allowing undocumented immigrants to receive in-state tuition. to talk more about the latino vote, we're joined by "democracy now!" co-host and new york daily news columnist juan gonzalez. he is author of a number of books including, "harvest of empire: a histo
in a conversation with editors at the des moines register, obama said -- obama was right. latino voters turned out in record numbers on tuesday and exit polls show obama won 71% of the latino vote. mitt romney won just 27%, less than any presidential candidates published any republican candidate in 16 years. in 2004, george w. bush won 44% of the latino vote. for the first time, latinos made up more than 10% of the nation's electorate. obama's a one huge margins of african-american and asian-...
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the obama administration's hall, $4.8 million. even his own wall street supporters are going over to romney right now. so he would say he is doing better than romney would in trying to take on these guys through the >. >> i think for president obama there are two scenarios. one, he has not been on top of what these negotiators are doing. this has been under the radar. it is so in part for the attacks to come out because it sends a warning to congress, the public, etc. basically, his negotiators on the loose. there many of the same people who got us into nafta during the clinton administration. the other alternative explanation is just the money one, which it is the case that this is an agreement the 1% love. it is their fantasy. it is not just on the margins and a national government you have to keep fighting with all your money and lobbying to try to get you want, but this would lock it in for the future. >> lori wallach, thank you for being with us. we will continue to watch this. when we come back, whistleblower jesselyn radack
the obama administration's hall, $4.8 million. even his own wall street supporters are going over to romney right now. so he would say he is doing better than romney would in trying to take on these guys through the >. >> i think for president obama there are two scenarios. one, he has not been on top of what these negotiators are doing. this has been under the radar. it is so in part for the attacks to come out because it sends a warning to congress, the public, etc. basically, his...
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>> the obama campaign is in a weird place right now. and their attempts to court big donors, for instance, for the priorities usa action super pac, which is a strictly pro-obama super pac, is in a very difficult spot. in 2008, president obama said, "no, we don't want any outside help. we don't want any loss of political groups spending money independently to help us or to attack george to be bush. we want complete control of our message." the irony is that the obama staffer in 2008 tasked with basically getting out -- getting those outside groups out of the picture is a man named bill burton, who is now running president obama's super pac. there's a little bit of irony there. the problem is, you have the citizens united decision, the speechnow dot or decision, directly paved the way for super pacs, and you have a political playing field in which republicans have no qualms with raising unlimited money, going to the sheldon adelsons and his other big donors and just raking in seven and a figure donations. but the democrats will tell you i
>> the obama campaign is in a weird place right now. and their attempts to court big donors, for instance, for the priorities usa action super pac, which is a strictly pro-obama super pac, is in a very difficult spot. in 2008, president obama said, "no, we don't want any outside help. we don't want any loss of political groups spending money independently to help us or to attack george to be bush. we want complete control of our message." the irony is that the obama staffer in...
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president obama and republican challenger mitt romney square off in boca raton, florida tonight for a third and final debate focusing on foreign policy. on the campaign trail in virginia, obama debuted a new dig at romney, saying his opponent's alleged wavering on political stances can be explained as a case of "romnesia." >> he keeps forgetting what his own positions are, and he is betting you will, too. i mean, he is changing up so much, backtracking and sidestepping. we have got a name -- we have gotten in this condition is going through. i think it is called romnesia. [applause] that is what is called. >> tonight, "democracy now!" will continue our expanding the debate series. we're here in california, and we will be broadcasting the presidential debate after bob schieffer asks his question and mitt romney and president obama each respond, we will stop the tape and we will get responses from green party presidential candidate jill stein and justice party presidential candidate rocky anderson. then we will go back to bunker town for the next set of questions. that is expanding the
president obama and republican challenger mitt romney square off in boca raton, florida tonight for a third and final debate focusing on foreign policy. on the campaign trail in virginia, obama debuted a new dig at romney, saying his opponent's alleged wavering on political stances can be explained as a case of "romnesia." >> he keeps forgetting what his own positions are, and he is betting you will, too. i mean, he is changing up so much, backtracking and sidestepping. we have...
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new data shows the obama administration is continuing to deport massive numbers of immigrants despite a review aimed at halting deportations for those with no criminal records and with family ties to the u.s. top officials have previously promised to close backlog deportation cases for immigrants with strong family connections. out of hundreds of thousands of deportation cases, fewer than 2% have been closed so far. the department homeland security as they have identified more than who are eligible to have their cases closed, that many cases have been stalled by the need for background checks. immigration advocates say families are still being unjustifiably separated. the israeli government has announced a new round of illegal settlement construction in the occupied west bank. on wednesday, israel said it plans to build more than 500 new housing units in various west bank settlements. speaking to lawmakers, benjamin netanyahu said no israeli administration has been friendlier to the settlement than his. >> there is no government that supports or will support settlements more than the
new data shows the obama administration is continuing to deport massive numbers of immigrants despite a review aimed at halting deportations for those with no criminal records and with family ties to the u.s. top officials have previously promised to close backlog deportation cases for immigrants with strong family connections. out of hundreds of thousands of deportation cases, fewer than 2% have been closed so far. the department homeland security as they have identified more than who are...
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obama, on the congress, on bloomberg. the 99% have to get their share. >> tens of thousands of people gathered in the rain in oslo, norway thursday to protest massacre suspect anders behring breivik by singing and norwegian version of the seeger's "my reno race." all across norway, and the region's flock to public squares to mark breivik's try with peaceful singing. he is charged with killing 77 people in a bomb and shooting rampage including 69 killed at a labor party youth camp, most of whom were teenagers. he said he targeted the ruling labor party because their policies were to open to muslim immigrants. a norwegian version, living together in harmony with specifically targeted by pratique last week -- the norwegian version of the song, which is about living together in harmony, was specifically targeted by breivik last week. protesters also marched on the courthouse in oslo and lined walkways with red and white flowers. >> ♪ who could ask for more ♪ >> those are some of the headlines. this is "democracy now!," de
obama, on the congress, on bloomberg. the 99% have to get their share. >> tens of thousands of people gathered in the rain in oslo, norway thursday to protest massacre suspect anders behring breivik by singing and norwegian version of the seeger's "my reno race." all across norway, and the region's flock to public squares to mark breivik's try with peaceful singing. he is charged with killing 77 people in a bomb and shooting rampage including 69 killed at a labor party youth...
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obama says there is no torture in america. well, i mean, you just have to go a mile, 3 miles, look around you there is stuff going on. i am not saying all corrections officers are torturers or anything like that. i am just saying there are no standards. the wardens and operate at their whim. this becomes a second sentence. in other words, a judge sentences a guide to three years and he gets inside the prison and the organ or the guard decides the guy's a problem in prison in solitary. he can stay in solitary, like billie blake, for example, a murderer in upstate new york, has been in solitary for 22 years the guys in louisiana, 40 years of solitary confinement. i mean, doesn't a judge look at this and say, well, what is going on here? >> attorney stuart andrews also testified, representing a group of south carolina prisoners with serious mental illnesses, many of whom have been kept in solitary confinement. the prisoners filed suit several years ago in south carolina department of corrections alleging violations of the state c
obama says there is no torture in america. well, i mean, you just have to go a mile, 3 miles, look around you there is stuff going on. i am not saying all corrections officers are torturers or anything like that. i am just saying there are no standards. the wardens and operate at their whim. this becomes a second sentence. in other words, a judge sentences a guide to three years and he gets inside the prison and the organ or the guard decides the guy's a problem in prison in solitary. he can...
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the supreme court has concluded three days of historic hearings on president obama's health care reform law the affordable care act. the court will decide now whether to strike on the key provision requiring most americans to buy health insurance and determine whether the rest of the logins band. on wednesday, justices focused their questioning on the practical consequences of overturning a law. the decision is not expected until june. new the released video from the night of trayvon martin's shooting is further undermining the claims of martin's shooter, george zimmerman, that he acted in self-defense. surveillance video at the police station where zimmerman was briefly detained after martin was shot dead, shows zimmerman had no blood or bruises on his body. george zimmerman has maintained he shot martin after martin punched him in the nose, knocked into the ground, and slammed his head into the pavement. the trayvon martin case continues to make waves across the united states and stir calls for an end to racial profiling. in washington, democratic congressmember bobby rush of illinois
the supreme court has concluded three days of historic hearings on president obama's health care reform law the affordable care act. the court will decide now whether to strike on the key provision requiring most americans to buy health insurance and determine whether the rest of the logins band. on wednesday, justices focused their questioning on the practical consequences of overturning a law. the decision is not expected until june. new the released video from the night of trayvon martin's...
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>> we would say mediocrity of romney is such that it is clear obama will win rid of the problem is obama himself is no better than romney, still very much part of a system that has failed poor and working people. capitalism is not working for poor and working people in america. we have to bear witness to that and tell the truth. of course we're very sensitive when it comes to the fear of a right-wing takeover of the winehouse with romney would be catastrophic. as i have also noted, so far, obama has been disastrous for the question is, how do we acknowledge the suffering is real? not just the statistics, but the precious humanity. >> cornel west and want to ask about a profile of the valerie jarrett, perhaps the most important visor to president obama. and yet they talk about a moment where she calls you up to basically to you out. can you explain what this was about? >> i think it had to do with an interview i had given that reflected on the president and my claims that the president the would-what was the language? >> black puppet critics wall street' autocrats, black puppet. she asked
>> we would say mediocrity of romney is such that it is clear obama will win rid of the problem is obama himself is no better than romney, still very much part of a system that has failed poor and working people. capitalism is not working for poor and working people in america. we have to bear witness to that and tell the truth. of course we're very sensitive when it comes to the fear of a right-wing takeover of the winehouse with romney would be catastrophic. as i have also noted, so...
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obama has brought six such charges. apparently, his grand jury in virginia is seeking at least a seventh and perhaps more against julian assange and others. >> you were charged, your indicted for having secret documents and giving them away? >> for possessing them without authorization there's a second grand jury going on that would have got me a second trial for distribution, which was also involved in. i did not contest any of the facts. for the first time, would have brought a newspaper people. that was quashed after governor -- government criminality split with no prior president of a newspaper person being tried under that charge a was a former official. julian assange would be the first charged. no newspaper person has been so charged. >> daniel ellsberg, the impact already of this pounding of julian assange by the swedish and the united states government, in the wings, and the scenes, orchestrating a lot of this, the impact on wikileaks and other whistleblowers? the message that is being sent that if you dare go
obama has brought six such charges. apparently, his grand jury in virginia is seeking at least a seventh and perhaps more against julian assange and others. >> you were charged, your indicted for having secret documents and giving them away? >> for possessing them without authorization there's a second grand jury going on that would have got me a second trial for distribution, which was also involved in. i did not contest any of the facts. for the first time, would have brought a...
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obama himself with the chance of on the 28. the results of the samples would have arrived on the 29th. that is the morning the president obama made the order. >> and those samples were of who? >> he was doing a vaccination campaign for hepatitis for women between the age of 15 and 49. before you do that, you do a screen or use scratch and take a drop of blood to do a rapid test to see if they already have hepatitis. that was the trip, was to bring back those blood samples. it would've been trying to get one of the children of osama bin laden in the house so they could establish whether someone who's genetically related to him was there. >> dr. shakil afridi, shortly after the killing of osama bin laden, was arrested and essentially disappear. you went back to track down his family members. you discovered it interesting history of the family in terms of other western powers in the region. >> absolutely. it was a good reminder of how long the history of western imperialism involvement in the frontier regions of afghanistan and pa
obama himself with the chance of on the 28. the results of the samples would have arrived on the 29th. that is the morning the president obama made the order. >> and those samples were of who? >> he was doing a vaccination campaign for hepatitis for women between the age of 15 and 49. before you do that, you do a screen or use scratch and take a drop of blood to do a rapid test to see if they already have hepatitis. that was the trip, was to bring back those blood samples. it...
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in a speech ahead of the decision, president obama defended his law. >> it is the right thing to do. we got 3 million young people on their parents' health insurance plan that did not have it before. it is the right thing to do to give seniors discounts on the prescription drugs. it is the right thing to do to give 30 million americans health insurance that did not have it before. >> republican candidate mitt romney has called for the law's repeal despite its similarity to the mandate based healthcare measure he oversaw as massachusetts governor. at a campaign event in virginia, romney said the law's days are numbered 3 >> if obamacare is not deemed constitutional, the first 3 1/2 years will have been wasted on something that has not helped the american people. if it is deemed to stand, then i will tell you one thing, we're going to have to cover president that is getting rid of obamacare. we will stop it on day one. >> to an end to democracynow.org for our live coverage for the supreme court health care coverage beginning at 10:00 eastern standard time today. violence continues to s
in a speech ahead of the decision, president obama defended his law. >> it is the right thing to do. we got 3 million young people on their parents' health insurance plan that did not have it before. it is the right thing to do to give seniors discounts on the prescription drugs. it is the right thing to do to give 30 million americans health insurance that did not have it before. >> republican candidate mitt romney has called for the law's repeal despite its similarity to the...
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obama is targeting and killing people without judicial review. we're acting as judge, jury, and executioner. >> this is open on cnn on the secret drone war. >> there has to be a target that is authorized by our laws. it has to be a threat that is serious and not speculative. it has to be a situation in which we cannot capture the individual before they move forward on some sort of operational plot against the yen and the states. this is an example of where i think there has been some is reporting. we want to capture if we can because that -- then the king gather intelligence. a lot of the terrorist networks, the most dangerous was the target the u.s., operate from various regions and it is difficult to capture them. and we have got to make sure in whatever operations we conduct, we are very careful about avoiding civilian casualties. >> there is president obama speaking. i was just thinking about the yemeni cleric awlaki, his 16- year-old son who was killed. he was killed two weeks after his father was killed, also in a drone strike. >> people wi
obama is targeting and killing people without judicial review. we're acting as judge, jury, and executioner. >> this is open on cnn on the secret drone war. >> there has to be a target that is authorized by our laws. it has to be a threat that is serious and not speculative. it has to be a situation in which we cannot capture the individual before they move forward on some sort of operational plot against the yen and the states. this is an example of where i think there has been...
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and it had been sought for may 20 when president obama will host other nato leaders for talks on the war in afghanistan. organizers said they plan to go ahead with their protest despite being denied. a group of journalists, academics and activists gave testimony in federal court thursday in their suit challenging the national defense authorization act, which includes controversial provisions authorizing the military to jail anyone it considers a terrorism suspect anywhere in the world, without charge or trial. sections of the bill are written so broadly that critics say they could encompass journalists to report on terror related issues for supporting enemy forces. tangerine bowl in of the activist media group revolution truth explained her decision to join the suit. >> we're here to basically stand up and make sure the government knows this is an egregious assault on our civil liberties. we will not stand for it. we have to amend the provision the ndaa -- the government needs to better define its terms. right now they're dangerous and far too broad. >> other plaintiffs include forme
and it had been sought for may 20 when president obama will host other nato leaders for talks on the war in afghanistan. organizers said they plan to go ahead with their protest despite being denied. a group of journalists, academics and activists gave testimony in federal court thursday in their suit challenging the national defense authorization act, which includes controversial provisions authorizing the military to jail anyone it considers a terrorism suspect anywhere in the world, without...
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republican candidate mitt romney continues to be president obama in the fund-raising race. thursday, romney's campaign said it took in more than $100 million in june. romney is expected to be the first candidate in history to out raise an incumbent president seeking reelection. speaking in ohio, president obama criticized romney's record on the auto industry bailout and announce the u.s. has launched a new trade complete over chinese tariffs. >> when the american auto industry was on the brink of collapse and more than 1 million jobs were on the line, governor romney said we should just let detroit go bankrupt. i refused to turn my back on communities like this. i was betting on the american worker, and i was betting on american industry. and three years later, the american auto industry has come roaring back this morning my administration took a new action to hold china a couple for unfair trade practices that harm the american auto makers. >> during his appearance in ohio, obama shared an emotional moment with a supporter -- with a walkman sister who recently died of canc
republican candidate mitt romney continues to be president obama in the fund-raising race. thursday, romney's campaign said it took in more than $100 million in june. romney is expected to be the first candidate in history to out raise an incumbent president seeking reelection. speaking in ohio, president obama criticized romney's record on the auto industry bailout and announce the u.s. has launched a new trade complete over chinese tariffs. >> when the american auto industry was on the...